{"id":13389,"date":"2019-07-27T15:31:28","date_gmt":"2019-07-27T15:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=13389"},"modified":"2019-07-27T15:31:28","modified_gmt":"2019-07-27T15:31:28","slug":"etoo-predicts-hazard-will-win-ballon-dor-ahead-of-messi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/etoo-predicts-hazard-will-win-ballon-dor-ahead-of-messi","title":{"rendered":"Eto\u2019o predicts Hazard will win Ballon D\u2019Or ahead of Messi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Cameroon striker, Samuel Eto\u2019o, has said Real Madrid\u2019s new signing, Eden Hazard, is almost at the same level as Barcelona star, Lionel Messi and should win the Ballon D\u2019Or prize.<\/p>\n<p>Hazard completed an \u00a388million move to Santiago Bernabeu from Chelsea earlier this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Before his switch to Spain, Hazard helped Chelsea finish third in the Premier League last season with 16 goals and 15 assists, while Messi netted 36 goals and 13 assists for Ernesto Valverde\u2019s men in the Spanish top-flight.<\/p>\n<p>While the Argentine star chases his sixth Ballon d\u2019Or triumph, Eto\u2019o is upbeat about Hazard\u2019s chances of winning the coveted individual award now that he is in Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHazard has to win the Ballon d\u2019Or.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe hasn\u2019t been valued enough but now he\u2019s at one of the best teams in the world and all eyes will be on him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s close to Messi\u2019s level and I hope that he plays Barcelona when he\u2019s not at 100 percent,\u201d Eto\u2019o told Radio Marca.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Cameroon striker, Samuel Eto\u2019o, has said Real Madrid\u2019s new signing, Eden Hazard, is almost at the same level as Barcelona star, Lionel Messi and should win the Ballon D\u2019Or prize. Hazard completed an \u00a388million move to Santiago Bernabeu from Chelsea earlier this summer. 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